Andy Jackson (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Steven Jackson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brechin City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2011 | St Johnstone | 74 | (15) |
| 2005 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2006 | → Forfar Athletic F.C. (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Arbroath (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Greenock Morton | 29 | (5) |
| 2012– | Brechin City | 136 | (44) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:33, 20 June 2016 (UTC). | |||
Andrew 'Andy' Steven Jackson (born 9 January 1988) is a Scottish born Irish football player who plays for Brechin City in the Scottish League One.
Career
Club
Jackson started his career with St Johnstone. He made his league debut on 14 August 2004, in a 3–1 defeat against Queen of the South at McDiarmid Park.[1] During the 2005–06 season, Jackson was loaned out to Cowdenbeath,[2] with whom he scored four goals in thirteen league appearances, and Forfar Athletic,[3] scoring five goals in thirteen appearances.
Jackson scored his first senior goal for St Johnstone on 5 September 2007 in their 2–0 victory over Ross County in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[4] Jackson was awarded the Young Player of the Month for January 2008 after scoring in three consecutive games (against Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic and Stirling Albion).[5] Jackson missed most of the 2008–09 season with an Achilles tendon injury as St Johnstone won the First Division. In July 2009 he was taken to hospital suffering from a bowel complaint that had first troubled him in April 2008, and also hindered his fitness in 2008–09.[6]
Jackson was released by Saints in summer 2011, and played for Greenock Morton for one season before being released in May 2012.[7] Shortly afterwards he signed a deal with Second Division side Brechin City.[8][9] Jackson scored on his début for Brechin, in a Challenge Cup tie against Third Division side Rangers.[10] On 15 April 2014, Jackson signed a new one-year contract at Brechin.[11]
International
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level. He made his under–21 début against Austria on 19 August 2008, playing for 63 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[12]
References
- ↑ Soccerbase
- ↑ "Two Saints arrive at Central Park". BBC Sport. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Hardie clinches St Johnstone move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ Soccerbase
- ↑ Jackson wins young player award, BBC Sport
- ↑ Illness strikes Saints' Jackson, BBC Sport
- ↑ Steele, Russell (8 May 2012). "Players axed at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ "Andy Jackson signs up". Brechin City F.C. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "Scottish Division Two ins and outs". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ Swan, Craig (30 July 2012). "Ramsdens Challenge Cup: Brechin City 1 Rangers 2 (AET)". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ "Jackson re-signs at Brechin". Scottish Professional Football League. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ Stoppage-time equaliser denies Irish U21s victory in Austria, Football Association of Ireland
